Scottish Premiership · Sun, 1 Aug 2021 · Pittodrie
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Aberdeen
2–0
FT · Win
Dundee United
0.67xG
+0.24AFC xGD
xG0.43
Expected points 1.59–1.59
Tight gameThe verdict
Event data: Opta
Aberdeen generated little despite having most of the ball.
7–5 shots · 2–1 big chances · 0.67–0.43 NPxG
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Chance qualitySLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
0.67 – 0.43
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Dundee United
AFC xG baseline: 1.10
0.10 – 0.09
xG per shot
7 – 5
shots
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionOPPONENT EDGE
1.32 – 1.55
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Dundee United
AFC xT baseline: 2.12
38% – 62%
field tilt
41 – 65
final-third entries
Dundee United had the better of the territorial battle.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.43 xGA
chances conceded
0.54 better than AFC baseline (0.97)
5 (base 17)
Dundee United box touches
0.09
xG per Dundee United shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.67Dundee United 0.43GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
36%
44%
20%
Match odds from simulating these shots at their own xG (20,000 runs) — for fun, not a prediction: it scores what should have happened, not what did.
Each step is a shot; the line climbs by that shot's xG. Steeper, sustained climbs (shaded) mark spells of real pressure.
Shots
Aberdeen Shot Map
2 goals: 2 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
7 shots
Dundee United Shot Map
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
5 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
7shots · 3 on target
By situation
71%
29%
Open play571%
Corner229%
By body part
43%
29%
29%
Right foot343%
Left foot229%
Head229%
Every shot in one bucket only. Open play covers unassisted and assisted attempts; counter is a fast break; free kicks, direct set pieces and throw-in routines are grouped because there are rarely enough of any one of them in a single match to read separately. A mix heavy on corners and free kicks with few open-play shots means the side needed a dead ball to get near the goal.
Shots over timefull match · drag to focus a period
Aberdeen 7Dundee United 5
0'HTFT
Five-minute buckets — a side takes roughly a dozen shots a match, so the two-minute bars used for passing would be almost all gaps. Use the buttons for the common windows, or drag across the chart for anything else.
In context
| Aberdeen | This match | This season 7 games | 5-year 192 games | SPFL average 80 team-games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 7 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | below usual · 25 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 25 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 5 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | below usual · 37 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 37 of 192 lower | |||||
marker = 5-year mean
Passing & build-up
Build-Up Play
Where Aberdeen's passes were and how they progressed the ball
Pass Territory
62.0%
28.4%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
90.6%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
39avg 49
Directness
53.3%avg 57.8%
Season avg
Above avg
Below avg
In context · full match
| Aberdeen | This match | This season 7 games | 5-year 192 games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passes | 521 | 371.9 | 392 | above usual · 170 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 170 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 81 | 75.7 | 72.2 | above usual · 170 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 170 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 17 | 26.3 | 25.2 | below usual · 39 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 39 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 65 | 54.6 | 57.8 | above usual · 146 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 146 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 12.5 | 15 | 15.6 | below usual · 51 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 51 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
L
J. LewisGK90'
2 saves
25/35
Pass
-
Duels
2
Saves
DEF
R
C. RamsayDEF90'
1 assist · 1 big chance created · 2 key passes
43/49
Pass
50%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
M
R. McCrorieDEF90'
62/73
Pass
33%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
C
A. ConsidineDEF90'
5 interceptions
69/86
Pass
100%
Duels
7
Tkl+Int
M
J. MackenzieDEF90'
3 dribbles won
39/47
Pass
67%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
MID
O
F. OjoMID89'
18/23
Pass
30%
Duels
-
Key P
F
L. FergusonMID90'
1 assist · 1 big chance created · 2 key passes
58/69
Pass
42%
Duels
2
Key P
B
S. BrownMID90'
4 interceptions
59/67
Pass
43%
Duels
-
Key P
H
J. HayesMID67'
1 goal · 3 interceptions
14/20
Pass
38%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
E
J. Emmanuel-ThomasFWD90'
31/39
Pass
29%
Duels
1
Shots
R
C. RamirezFWD74'
1 goal
5/8
Pass
33%
Duels
2
Shots
Substitutes
M
C. McLennanFWD23'
4/5
Pass
33%
Duels
-
Shots
M
D. McGeouchMID16'
14/14
Pass
100%
Duels
-
Key P
G
J. GurrDEF1'
1/1
Pass
-
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
Vs Dundee United at Home — every meeting on record
3-4-0(7 games)
1.46–0.63avg xG (n=6)
WDDWWDD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.67avg 1.11
11th worst of 38 · Highest 4.40, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.09, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
xGA
0.43avg 0.98
10th best of 38 · Highest 2.62, 19 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.08, 1 December 2021 (2-0)
Possession
58%avg 58%
19th worst of 38 · Highest 75%, 29 August 2021 (1-1) · Lowest 36%, 9 February 2022 (2-3)
Shots
7.0avg 13.4
8th worst of 38 · Highest 24.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 2.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Shots on target
3.0avg 4.5
15th worst of 38 · Highest 11.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 25 January 2022 (0-1)
Big chances
2.0avg 1.1
5th best of 38 · Highest 6.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 8 August 2021 (2-1)
Box touches
13.0avg 19.3
12th worst of 38 · Highest 41.0, 2 April 2022 (2-2) · Lowest 4.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Final third entries
41.0avg 62.2
4th worst of 38 · Highest 100.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 36.0, 28 November 2021 (1-2)
Key passes
4.0avg 10.1
5th worst of 38 · Highest 18.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 1.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Corners
5.0avg 5.0
15th best of 38 · Highest 13.0, 6 November 2021 (0-2) · Lowest 0.0, 23 October 2021 (1-0)
Tackles
10.0avg 12.5
17th worst of 38 · Highest 24.0, 15 May 2022 (0-0) · Lowest 6.0, 8 August 2021 (2-1)
Interceptions
18.0avg 7.8
2nd best of 38 · Highest 22.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1)
PPDA
14.8avg 15.7
18th best of 38 · Highest 26.3, 9 February 2022 (2-3) · Lowest 7.0, 5 February 2022 (1-2)
avg
Above avg
Below avg
Where this performance ranks
Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.
38%field tilt
37th of 38 · among the worst
Home this season: 8-5-6, 1.42–0.78 xG avg